This thread is for the Kellogg 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread calling-all-kellogg-fall-2012-applicants-116554.html If you are a current student/admit, please consider visiting the thread for Admitted Students admitted-to-kellogg-class-of-2013-thread-106953.html Total Admission Stats: Total Applicants: 485 Admitted: 148 WL: 81 Dinged: 130 Unknown: 126 Roll Call for Class of 2013 0AvIY3hh7tYG1dHhxbTBQUFMwdElMZGJiUkdzaWhkckE Admitted to Kellogg Class of 2013 Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/admitted-to-kellogg-class-of-2013-thread-106953.html 2011 Application Essay Questions https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Home/Programs/FullTimeMBA/Applying/EssayQuestions.aspx Essay #1 a) MBA Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing an MBA. (600 word limit) b) MMM Program applicants – Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the MMM Program meet your educational needs and career goals? (600 word limit). Essay #2 - Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600 word limit). Essay #3 - Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would you and your peers select you for admission, and what impact would you make as a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit). Essay #4 - Complete one of the following three questions or statements. (400 word limit) Re-applicants have the option to answer a question from this grouping, but this is not required. a) Describe an instance where you encountered resistance in a professional team setting. How did you address the situation? b) People may be surprised to learn that I….. c) The best mistake I ever made was……. Required essay for re-applicants only – Since your previous application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? (400 word limit) 2011 Deadlines (Tentative) https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Home/Programs/FullTimeMBA/Applying/Deadlines.aspx Round 1 Deadline (Part 2): October 14, 2010 Decision date: December 20, 2010 Round 2 Deadline (Part 2): January 11, 2011 Decision date: March 28, 2011 Round 3 Deadline (Part 2): April 7, 2011 Decision date: May 16, 2011 ================================================================ GMATclub threads 2010 Applicants Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-kellogg-fall-2010-applicants-78734.html 2009 Applicants Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-kellogg-fall-2009-applicants-67009.html Kellogg Ambassador Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/kellogg-school-of-management-62139.html

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i used third person.......in a way was fun writing the essay........

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Just submitted; can't wait to visit & interview end of this month!

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Can someone shed a light on the word limit ? How strict is Kellogg with this ? Would 10% more words hurt my application ?

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Exceeding by more than 10% is probably not a good idea. I would try to keep it within 10%. Althought for myself, I have generally kept almost all my essays within the word limit.

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Exceeding by more than 10% is probably not a good idea. I would try to keep it within 10%. Althought for myself, I have generally kept almost all my essays within the word limit.

I've stayed within 5% though I've heard up to 10% is alright.

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Can someone shed a light on the word limit ? How strict is Kellogg with this ? Would 10% more words hurt my application ?

I asked the admissions office about this, and here's what they wrote back:

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Hello,

A few words over the limit will be okay.

Sincerely,
Kellogg Admissions

So yeah, a little over (I personally define that as <25 words) should be fine. But 60 over for a 600 word essay would be pushing it.

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I did third person. Just submitted my application through the interwebs. Interview is completed, application completed. All that's left is for them to let me know the result!

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I did third person. Just submitted my application through the interwebs. Interview is completed, application completed. All that's left is for them to let me know the result!

Do you mind sharing your interview experience? I am hoping to set mine up for sometime next week.

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I posted it a couple pages back, should be around early - mid December timeframe.

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I did third person. Just submitted my application through the interwebs. Interview is completed, application completed. All that's left is for them to let me know the result!

Do you mind sharing your interview experience? I am hoping to set mine up for sometime next week.

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On the same boat of 3rd person on #3 --- debating whether to switch it to first ... also what about introducing new content / material in #3? How do you do it?

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On the same boat of 3rd person on #3 --- debating whether to switch it to first ... also what about introducing new content / material in #3? How do you do it?

I wouldn't worry about the first/third person thing, especially this late in the game. Seems like it's a pretty even split here, and as long as you get the message across and write it well I don't think it matters.

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On the same boat of 3rd person on #3 --- debating whether to switch it to first ... also what about introducing new content / material in #3? How do you do it?

Agreed.

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On the same boat of 3rd person on #3 --- debating whether to switch it to first ... also what about introducing new content / material in #3? How do you do it?

I did not introduce any new content in this essay but I used to address a couple weaknesses especially my undergrad GPA.

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On the same boat of 3rd person on #3 --- debating whether to switch it to first ... also what about introducing new content / material in #3? How do you do it?

I did not introduce any new content in this essay but I used to address a couple weaknesses especially my undergrad GPA.

I'm surprised people aren't using essay #3 to introduce new content. I used it to talk about a bunch of smaller things I am involved in.

Involvement in undergrad alumni club indicates Frankenstein will likely be a lifelong asset to the Kellogg community....

Such-and-such community service involvement shows that he will likely be a leader in X program at Kellogg....

This award he won shows that he is not only a good test-taker, but also an active participant in the classroom who contributes the learning of others....

I can't really imagine writing this essay without new content. I think it would be a really boring summary of everything else in the application without getting into detail: I have clear career goals and have really good leadership experience as I have just described...

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There shouldn't be new content in Essay #3, but that means no new content outside of the entire application, not just what is in your other essays. In other words, Frankenstein's undergrad alumni club involvement should be listed in the forms somewhere or on his resume, but essay #3 highlights the involvement and elaborates on what it says about him as a candidate.

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Makes sense. I talked about things that were just barely touched on elsewhere.

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On the same boat of 3rd person on #3 --- debating whether to switch it to first ... also what about introducing new content / material in #3? How do you do it?

I did not introduce any new content in this essay but I used to address a couple weaknesses especially my undergrad GPA.

I used #3 to introduce 3 new vivid stories of community, leadership, and passion for travel. I tied each one to why I "fit" the Kellogg community. The way I did this is add the preface: "... he describes in our interview ..." "we learned from his interview..." etc. (Two of these three activities are listed on my EC forms, and the last one is listed briefly on my resume... i just took the liberty here in this essay to elaborate those things).

I also finally decided to use 3rd person.

I'm almost done w/ all my essays now... one more proofread + consider some editorial remarks, then I'm good to go.

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On the same boat of 3rd person on #3 --- debating whether to switch it to first ... also what about introducing new content / material in #3? How do you do it?

I did not introduce any new content in this essay but I used to address a couple weaknesses especially my undergrad GPA.

Okay well I guess I introduced a little bit of new content then too

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Don't feel constrained against introducing new content in that essay. Remember, you only get so many words to convey all of who you are, your hopes, dreams, etc. Spending an entire essay covering material the adcom can learn elsewhere in the app is not making full use of the space.

Of course, expanding on activities listed in the data form is a great approach, but if there's a great story that does a lot to explain who you are, don't leave it out because it's not told elsewhere in the app.